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SCOOP. No. 247,449. Patented Sept. 20,1881.

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I Y K le-sim- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TOWNER K. WEBSTER AND JOHN OHIVILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO WEBSTER &'OO., OF SAME PLACE.

SCOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,449, dated September 20, 1881.

Application filed June 13, 1881. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, TOWNER K. WEBSTER and JOHN OHWILL, both of the city of Ohica go, 1n the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scoops; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which our invention relates to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan view, and Fig. 3 a front view, of our improved scoop.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of our invention is to furnish a scoop, used principallyin the handlingof grain, which will enable a workman to handle a given quantity of grain with greater rapidity and less fatigue than can be done in the usual way i'tlld to that end we construct our scoop as folows:

In the drawings, A represents the body of the scoop, formed of one piece of sheet metal, of which I) forms the flat bottom, made of the full width of the scoop at its front, from which it decreases uniformly to the back or rear end,

d, and which is formed by bending up the bottom so as to form the triangular-shaped and sloping sides 0, from whence the remaining part of the sides {1 are bent up perpendicular to the base, as shown. To the bodyA, formed as shown, is attached a back, (1, preferably of semicircular form at the top, but gradually changed into flat sides at the edge where it joins the body A, so as to fit thereto, and to which it 1 ay be riveted or otherwise united.

To the rear and upper end of the back is attached a handle, h, and to the sides g, near their from t end, are attached lugs 0, formed as shown, and between which is held in place by a bolt, t, a roller, f. These parts, so attached and united together, form a brace, which stiffens the sides laterally, and at the same time form a convenient handle.

With a scoop so constructed the weight lifted is close to the hands of the operator, and consequently a greater weight can be lifted than when the scoop is at the end of a long handle, and it can also be handled with greater ease and rapidity.

Owing to the peculiar form of the scoop, the grain, resting against the back at and on the sloping sides a in both cases, by its own weight, tends to flow toward the center and front of the bottom. A scoop so constructed causes the grain to discharge easily and cleanly.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A scoop formed of the body A, having a flat bottom, b, of the full width of the scoop in front and tapering gradually to the back (I, inclined triangular sides 0, vertical sides g, and back 01, rounded at the top, from whence it gradually changes its form into flat sides adapted to fit to those of the body A, to which it is unite'd, all constructed as shown and described.

2. The scoop consisting of the body A, provided with a flat and gradually-taperin g bottom, b, triangular and inclined sides 0, vertical sides g, back d, rounded at its top and constructed to correspond with and lit to the sides of the body A, and provided with a handle formed of lugs 0, rod or bolt i, and rollerf, and handle h, all constructed and united substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' TOWNER K. WEBSTER.

JOHN GHIVILL. Witnesses:

WILLIAM R. WORRALL, WM. ZIMMERMAN. 

